Howard Gregory (bishop)
Howard Gregory | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the West Indies Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands | |
| Church | Church of the Province of the West Indies |
| Diocese | Jamaica and the Cayman Islands |
| In office | 2012–present |
| Predecessor | Alfred Reid |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Montego Bay (2002–2012) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1973 (diaconate) 1974 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | 2002 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 or 1951 (age 73–74) |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies |
Howard Kingsley Ainsworth Gregory OJ has served the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica[1] as its bishop since 2012.[2]
Gregory was educated at the University of the West Indies. He was ordained a deacon in 1973, priest in 1974.[3]
Gregory was the chaplain of his old university. He was then a lecturer at the Church Teachers’ College in Mandeville then warden at the United Theological College of the West Indies. He became Bishop of Montego Bay in 2002; he was consecrated on 17 May at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town.[4]
Gregory was elected as the thirteenth Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) in May 2019.[5] In October 2023, he was awarded the Order of Jamaica.[6]
Gregory is married and has one daughter.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Anglican Communion
- ^ Diocesan website
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975-76 p. 387:London, OUP, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ Jamaica Observer
- ^ "Bishop Howard Gregory is the New Archbishop of the West Indies – Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands". Retrieved 2019-06-25.
- ^ "Archbishop Howard Gregory to receive Jamaican national honour". Anglican Communion News Service. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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